101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5255
 
Introduced , by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
815 ILCS 505/WWW new

     Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail to: refuse to accept cash from a consumer as a form of payment; post signs on the premises that cash payment is not accepted; or charge a higher price to consumers who pay cash than they would pay using any other form of payment. Provides that "at retail" includes any retail transaction conducted in person and excludes any telephone, mail, or Internet-based transaction.
  


LRB101 19230 JLS 68694 b

 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
HB5255LRB101 19230 JLS 68694 b


  
1    AN ACT concerning business.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
5Practices Act is amended  by adding Section WWW as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 505/WWW new)
7    Sec. WWW. Requiring cashless transactions prohibited.
8    (a) A person selling or
offering for sale goods or services 
9at retail shall not:
10        (1) refuse to accept cash from a consumer as a form of 
11    payment;
12        (2) post signs on the premises that cash payment is not 
13    accepted; or
14        (3) charge a higher price to consumers who pay cash 
15    than they would pay using any
other form of payment. 
16    (b) In this Section, "at retail" includes any retail 
17transaction
conducted in person and excludes any telephone, 
18mail, or Internet-based transaction.
19    (c) A person who violates this Section commits an unlawful 
20practice within the meaning of this Act.